Renderings: San Francisco Giants to plant the first-ever edible garden in a major American sports facility

An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will supply produce for some of the parks' concessions and serve as an open-air dining area and community classroom. less

An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will ... more

Photo: EDG Design Group

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An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will supply produce for some of the parks' concessions and serve as an open-air dining area and community classroom. less

An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will ... more

Photo: EDG Design Group

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An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will supply produce for some of the parks' concessions and serve as an open-air dining area and community classroom. less

An artists' rendering of the Giants Garden, a 3,000-square-foot organic garden slated to open next season at AT&T Park. Believed to be the first of its kind at an American sports venue, the edible garden will ... more

Photo: EDG Design Group

Renderings: San Francisco Giants to plant the first-ever edible garden in a major American sports facility

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President Barack Obama accepts a autographed bat and ball from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, during a ceremony at the White House yesterday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Because Portland does not have a major baseball or football team, the responsibility has fallen to San Francisco to plant the first-ever outdoor edible garden in a major American sports facility.

The Chronicle’s Janny Hu reports on the San Francisco Giants’ plans to create an ambitious 3,000 square foot edible garden in the space behind centerfield. The project, named Giants Garden and mentioned in passing by President Obama during yesterday’s White House ceremony, is a partnership between the Giants and Bon Appetit Management Co.; they hope to have it planted by opening day 2014.

And as Hu notes, the garden won’t be just a few tomato plants; people, there are edible flowers, huckleberries and hydroponics involved. Here are the preliminary plans, as designed by Blasen Landscape Architecture and EDG Design Group, for the exact details about the garden:

The Planter, with strawberries and avocados (location highlighted in green on the floorplan):